hob·by 1 (hb)
n. pl. hob·bies
An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

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I think the point that Mr. Lee was trying to make has been lost. For the Majority of the TQ racers it's a hobby. Based on the definition probably the majority of Sprint Car teams it is a hobby. Has there been people that moved up that started in TQ's or Sprint Cars..of course. I believe I heard or read on open wheel, that was one of the main reasons MTQRL lowered the age to 14 in hopes that it would be a spring board for younger drivers. There are definitely TQ drivers now, give the opportunities, could move up. I believe Mr. Lee's point was anything a racing organization can do to help reduce cost or increase payouts goes a long way. Because the majority of them do it as a hobby.